Shakib Qortbawi

Shakib Qortbawi (1945-) was Minister of Justice of Lebanon from 13 June 2011 to 15 February 2014, succeeding Ibrahim Najjar and preceding Ashraf Rifi.

Biography
Shakib Qortbawi was born in 1948 in Lebanon to a family of Maronites, and he received a bachelor's degree in law from Saint Joseph University in 1967. From 1995 to 1997 he was President of the Beirut bar association, and he was a member of the Free Patriotic Movement, the second-largest party in Lebanon's government behind the Future Movement. On 12 June 2011 he became Minister of Justice, and his term ended on 15 February 2014, when Ashraf Rifi succeeded him.